Stuart police have arrested a woman in connection with her child's death.On Jan. 3, a 2-year-old girl was pulled from a small lake in Stuart. The child was taken to the hospital, but died four days later.The child's mother, Bianca Wright, told police her daughter left the apartment while she was in the bathroom getting ready for a party.An investigation revealed the mother was actually at a store and was captured on surveillance video without the child. The child was at the apartment unattended.It was during the time at the store that police determined the girl got out of the apartment and ended up in the lake.Wright is charged with manslaughter and culpable negligence/child neglect.Wright is being held in the Martin County Jail.

STUART, Fla. —

Stuart police have arrested a woman in connection with her child's death.

On Jan. 3, a 2-year-old girl was pulled from a small lake in Stuart. The child was taken to the hospital, but died four days later.

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The child's mother, Bianca Wright, told police her daughter left the apartment while she was in the bathroom getting ready for a party.

An investigation revealed the mother was actually at a store and was captured on surveillance video without the child. The child was at the apartment unattended.

It was during the time at the store that police determined the girl got out of the apartment and ended up in the lake.

Wright is charged with manslaughter and culpable negligence/child neglect.